The Israeli army revealed, on Thursday, that “no decision has yet been made regarding a ground incursion into the Gaza Strip,” following the attack launched by Hamas militants on Israeli towns, followed by intense Israeli bombing of targets in the Strip, resulting in the deaths of more than 2,400 people. sides.
Israeli army spokesman Richard Hecht said in statements reported by Reuters that “no decision has yet been made regarding any ground incursion into Gaza,” adding: “but we are preparing for it.”
Hecht also explained that the Israeli army “secures the Gaza fence, and anyone who approaches it will be shot,” indicating continued attempts by Palestinian militants to infiltrate Israeli territory by sea.
Regarding last night’s air strikes on the Gaza Strip, the spokesman said that they “focused on Hamas’ elite force, which penetrated (into Israeli territory) on Saturday,” stressing that “every one of them will be struck.”
Indications of a ground invasion of Gaza.. How could it be?
Gradually, Israel is getting closer to launching a large-scale ground attack on the Gaza Strip in response to the surprise attack carried out by Hamas last Saturday, during which it managed to kill about a thousand Israelis, most of them civilians, and kidnap nearly 100 others, in the bloodiest attacks in the history of the country. Israel.
In a related context, Hecht refused to reveal the number of missiles that Israel intercepted after they were launched from the Gaza Strip, saying: “We will not inform the enemy.”
On Wednesday, an Israeli army spokesman confirmed that the Israeli death toll had risen to 1,200, and more than 2,700 were injured, according to Reuters.
Most of the Israeli deaths were civilians, as they were killed by bullets in homes, the streets, or at an outdoor party.
Dozens of Israelis and others of other nationalities were kidnapped by Hamas gunmen and transported to the Gaza Strip.
On the other hand, the death toll as a result of the ongoing Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip rose to 1,200 people, according to what the Ministry of Health in the Palestinian Strip announced on Thursday.
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2023-10-12 07:47:21
